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CVE-2023-20059 (GCVE-0-2023-20059)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-10-25 16:02
VLAI
Title
Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the implementation of the Cisco Network Plug-and-Play (PnP) agent of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text. The attacker must have valid low-privileged user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) with the integration of PnP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a query to an internal API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information in clear text, which could include configuration files.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-25 14:36 UTC
CWE
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References
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Date Public
2023-03-22 00:00
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